Category Archives: exploring

Temperatures have been hovering in the triple digits all across Oklahoma this week. Yes, it is a different kind of heat from the humid, steamy boil of a Florida summer that I’m so used to, but this dry heat is … Continue reading →

Ever since I crossed over the Mississippi River for the first time in my adult life last year, I’ve been fascinated by it. Not necessarily by the river itself, just by being on the other side of it. So when … Continue reading →

We pulled into New Orleans around 2 o’clock in the morning. It’s a decent halfway point between Jacksonville and Oklahoma City, not to mention the disturbing affection my kid has for this city kind of forces us to give her … Continue reading →

Two weeks from tomorrow, I will be on my way to Oklahoma City. I already have a to-do list once I get there: Visit the Myriad Botanical Garden. The tropical conservatory includes a 35-foot waterfall and plants from Florida that … Continue reading →

The other day I received some really good news. While there is a bigger picture here, at the moment I can only write about it in bits and pieces. This year has been bursting with an ample amount of progress … Continue reading →

Because of the constant battering of wind and rain over the last three days, I haven’t been as vigilant in keeping up with the garden. I’ve never had a problem with pests or disease or rot so I would be … Continue reading →